Congress

Boeing [BA] said yesterday it was shuttering its facility in Wichita, Kan., and shifting work on the KC-46A to Washington, a move swiftly criticized by Kansas lawmakers who accused the […]

Lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to report in the near future on a nascent cybersecurity program with the defense industry to assess how to better defend government and critical infrastructure […]

The Pentagon plans to unveil tomorrow findings of a months-long strategic review intended to identify $450 billion-plus in longterm budget cuts. The announcement, expected during a press conference with Defense Secretary […]

After beginning to circulate draft legislation last week aimed at helping to achieve consensus on a comprehensive cyber security bill in the Senate, Senate staff this week began meeting with […]

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and Virginia-class submarine programs were the biggest victims of cuts made by Congress to the Navy’s shipbuilding request for fiscal 2012. The Defense appropriations bill […]

Siding with the Senate’s proposed funding level, Congress is providing $400 million in FY ’12 for border security technology and fencing programs, nearly $128 million less than the Department of […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Dec. 14 of an estimated $60 million Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of Javelin Anti-Tank […]

The Coast Guard acquisition budget for surface ships, aviation assets and C4ISR needs was essentially fully funded at $1.4 billion by Congress in the FY ’12 appropriations budget for the […]

The Pentagon budget bill the Senate passed over the weekend cuts funding for systems including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, adds monies to maintain M-1 Abrams tank production, and critiques Army weapons development. […]

The Senate passed the Pentagon policy bill yesterday by an 86-13 vote, clearing it for President Barack Obama’s signature as the fate of the actual defense budget legislation remained in […]